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Creating a character Table 17: Thieving Skills Level Climb Walls Delicate Tasks and Traps Hear Sounds Hide in Shadows Move Silently Open Locks 1 85 % 15 % 3 in 6 10 % 20 % 10 % 2 86 20 3 in 6 15 25 15 3 87 25 4 in 6 20 30 20 4 88 30 4 in 6 25 35 25 5 89 35 4 in 6 30 40 30 6 90 40 4 in 6 35 45 35 7 91 45 5 in 6 40 50 40 8 92 50 5 in 6 55 60 55 9 93 60 5 in 6 65 70 65 10 94 70 5 in 6 75 80 75 11 95 80 6 in 6 85 90 85 12 96 90 6 in 6 95 100 95 13 97 100 6 in 6 100 100 100 14 98 100 6 in 6 100 100 100 15 99 100 6 in 6 100 100 100 16+ Remains at 99 Remains at 100 Remains at 6 in 6 Remains at 100 Remains at 100 Remains at 100 Some non-human Thieves gain bonuses to certain thieving abilities, as described in the table below: Table 18: Non-human Thief Bonuses Table Race Climb Walls Delicate Tasks and Traps Hear Sounds Hide in Shadows Move Silently Open Locks Dwarf - +10 - +5 +5 +5 Elf - - - +15 +10 - Half-Elf - - - - - - Halfling - +5 - +10 +10 +10 Table 19: Thief Advancement Table Level Experience Points Required for Level Hit Dice (d4) Saving Throw 1 0 1 15 2 1250 2 14 3 2500 3 13 4 5000 4 12 5 10000 5 11 6 20000 6 10 7 40000 7 9 8 60000 8 8 9 90000 9 7 10 120000 10 6 11 240000 10+1 hp 5 12+ +130,000 +1 hp/level Remains at 5 Changing Character Class Dual-Classing Single-classed Fighters, Magic-Users, Clerics, and Thieves can change character class, progressing in the new class and abandoning the old one. The only limitation is that Magic-Users may not switch to become Clerics, nor can Clerics switch to Magic-User. In order to change class, the character must have a minimum attribute score of 16 in the Prime Attribute of the new class. Further rules are up to the Referee, who will take into account that advancing in the new class would be quite fast, since the low levels do not require as many experience points for advancement. One possible way to limit a rapid rise in hit dice for one of these “dual-classed” characters is to reduce the amount of XP given to the character from adventuring, dividing all gained XP by the level at which the character made the switch. Thus, a 5th-level Magic- User who switches to become a Fighter (keeping the Magic-User powers) would divide all awards of experience points by 5 for gaining Fighter levels until becoming a 5th level Fighter. Note that switching classes would not allow the character to have more than 9 full hit dice no matter how many total levels were gained. Obviously, too, the character must be behaving mainly in the capacity of the new class, relying on the abilities of the former class as a secondary or even last-ditch resort. There are many possible ways to handle such “dual-classing,” and the Referee is the ultimate decision maker on how to handle it. Taking the Vows of a Paladin A Fighter of Lawful alignment may at any time take on the vows of a Paladin, and become a member of that class, provided the character has a Charisma of at least 17. The Referee will decide how to handle such matters as the level, hit dice, and experience points the character has after making this change; it is strongly recommended that the character not actually gain experience points by changing classes, however. 24
Creating a character Why would I play a Fighter or Cleric character Some of the classes appear on the surface to be more powerful than Fighters or Clerics, and it is common for players to ask why they would ever choose to play a Fighter or Cleric. In the Original Game, there were minimum required attribute scores for the “powerful” classes of Ranger, Paladin, Monk, Druid, etc. If you had some bad die rolls, these classes were not available for your character. The minimum scores were: Assassin: Str 12, Dex 12, Int 12 Druid: Wis 12, Cha 14 Monk: Str 12, Dex 15, Wis 15 Paladin: Cha 17 Ranger: Con 15, Int 12, Wis 12 Your Referee might require these minimum scores, possibly allowing you to add points to one score by subtracting from another (most likely on a 1-for-2 basis). Players who are familiar with later “Advanced” editions of the Original Game may notice that Swords & Wizardry uses a strict interpretation of the Original Rules in one very important respect: even though Paladins and Rangers are considered types of Fighters, they do not have some of the key advantages of the true Fighter class. They cannot parry as Fighters do, they cannot make multiple attacks against creatures of less than 1 hit die, and they do not gain Strength bonuses to their to-hit or damage rolls. The Original Game does not specify that Paladins and Rangers have these abilities of the Fighter class, and given the additional powers of the Ranger and Paladin classes, there is no reason to stretch the rules to give them more benefits. “Advanced” versions of the game allowed attack bonuses (based on high Strength) to all character classes, but in the Original Game and in Swords & Wizardry, attack bonuses are a specific attribute of the Fighter class. Choose a Character Race In a fantasy world, humans often are not alone. Elves may populate the great forests, Dwarfs carve their halls and mines into the heart of the earth, and Halflings reside in the comfortable hill-houses of their bucolic shires. The Referee will inform you if there are other nonhuman races available for use as player characters. Dwarfs The Dwarf player character has a +4 on saving throws against any magic, and easily takes note of certain features of stonework: sloping corridors, moving walls, and traps made of stone – in particular: falling blocks, rigged ceilings, and tiny arrow slits designed to release poison gas or darts. They can also identify whether stonework is recent or not. There is no established die roll or rule for using these abilities; exactly what a Dwarf does or does not perceive is up to the Referee. Dwarfs can see in the dark (darkvision), to a limit of 60 feet. Dwarven player characters must be Fighters or Fighter-Thieves. Multi-classed Fighter-Thieves are limited to 6th level as Fighters, and may not advance beyond this point. (For more information on multi-classed characters, see below.) A Dwarf who is purely a Fighter may advance beyond 6th level only if the warrior has Strength of 17 (maximum 7th level) or 18 (maximum 8th level). Such a Fighter may also take advantage of any XP bonus due to a high Strength score to gain experience more quickly. Dwarfs that are not player characters might have completely different limitations or abilities than Dwarf player characters, as determined by the Referee. In particular, dwarven Fighter-Clerics exist, with the ability to reach as high as 7th level as a Cleric, and the Referee might choose to allow such a class to players. Continued Advancement Non-human characters are limited in their advancement in many classes. If a character has only a single class, rather than completely halting the advancement in that class, the Referee might allow the character to continue gaining levels more slowly. A severe penalty would be applied to the amount of experience being gained once the ordinary maximum (as indicated in the appropriate Race description) is attained. The penalty might, for example, be 50%, although any XP Bonus would still apply. If a character with multiple classes has maximum limits to levels in all classes, the Referee might allow the character to advance slowly in one class after all limits have been reached. When the multi-classed character has reached the highest permitted level in all classes, the Referee may let the player choose one class in which the character can continue to advance. The character could then continue gaining levels, but with a severe penalty to the amount of experience being gained, such as the 50% suggested above. In addition, the usual procedure of dividing experience points among all classes still applies. 25
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Page 4 and 5: table of contents Table of Contents
Page 6 and 7: Introduction Foreword By Tim Kask,
Page 8 and 9: Creating a character Dexterity Roll
Page 10 and 11: Creating a character allegiance to
Page 12 and 13: Creating a character Druid Druids a
Page 14 and 15: Creating a character Fighter You ar
Page 16 and 17: Creating a character Magic-User As
Page 18 and 19: Creating a character Monk As a Monk
Page 20 and 21: Creating a character Lawful alignme
Page 22 and 23: Creating a character Ranger Class A
Page 26 and 27: Creating a character Elves Elves ca
Page 28 and 29: Creating a character Choose an Alig
Page 30 and 31: Creating a character Item Descripti
Page 32 and 33: Creating a character Weight and Mov
Page 34 and 35: How to Play Once you have created a
Page 36 and 37: how to play Combat A Quick Introduc
Page 38 and 39: how to play Melee and Spells Phase
Page 40 and 41: how to play Table 32: Monster Attac
Page 42 and 43: how to play No Neutral Clerics The
Page 44 and 45: how to play Quick Method for Ascend
Page 46 and 47: how to play Traps and Loot After th
Page 48 and 49: how to play Hiring Followers Normal
Page 50 and 51: magic dangerous researches at the b
Page 52 and 53: magic Spell Descriptions Contained
Page 54 and 55: magic Charm Plants Spell Level: Mag
Page 56 and 57: magic Control Winds Spell Level: Dr
Page 58 and 59: magic Dispel Magic Spell Level: Dru
Page 60 and 61: magic Hold Monster Spell Level: Mag
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Page 66 and 67: magic Polymorph Self Spell Level: M
Page 68 and 69: magic Raise Dead Spell Level: Cleri
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For the Referee Introduction As the
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designing dungeon adventures Sample
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designing dungeon adventures Anothe
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designing dungeon adventures Table
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designing wilderness adventures Cha
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designing wilderness adventures Tab
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special combat rules Table 68: Terr
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designing the adventure Light Catap
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Special Combat rules Ship Combat Na
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Swords & Wizardry: Complete Ruleboo
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Monsters Black Pudding Hit Dice: 10
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Monsters Demons Demons are creature
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Monsters Demon, Vrock (First-Catego
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Monsters Dragon, Red Hit Dice: 9-11
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Monsters the Referee should not bot
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Monsters Golems Golems are man-shap
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Monsters Human, Normal Hit Dice: 1d
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Monsters Lycanthrope, Weretiger Hit
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Monsters Ogre Hit Dice: 4+1 Armor C
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Monsters Shadow Hit Dice: 2+2 Armor
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Monsters Titan Hit Dice: 16 HD+1d6
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Monsters Wyvern Hit Dice: 8 Armor C
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Monsters Creating Monsters Monsters
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treasure Generating a Random Treasu
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treasure To determine the specific
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treasure Die Roll (1d20) Intelligen
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treasure cone are paralyzed for 3d6
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treasure Table 106: Greater Miscell
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treasure expensive, and the creator
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Legal Appendix Publishing Your Own
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Party Members Hippogriff Destroyers
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Party Members Troll Slayers, Contin
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